Delay in 500+ infra projects escalates costs by 20% Projects are being delayed on an average by 32 months: Statistics Ministry report
Monsoon: Sept, a washout for India, says Korean agency ‘October could be drier than normal while December may be normal’
Monsoon delivers a 16% surplus in June Monsoon delivers a 16% surplus in June Boosts kharif plantings, reservoir levels; IMD sees 8% deficit rainfall for July
For the love of statistics For the love of statistics Statisticians are unfortunately today’s fall guys
MOSPI constitutes Standing Committee on Economic Statistics headed by Pronab Sen The first meeting of the SCES is scheduled on January 6, 2020
Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off? Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself
Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years
Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers
Q1 FY23: OMCs bleed due to marketing losses Prices of motor fuels were kept at levels equivalent to $75-80 per barrel of crude
Bharti Airtel Q1: Inline results and stable operating metrics Results reflect consistent progress made in recent quarters
IRB beats estimates in Q1FY23, but the stock is expensive The company is trading at a one year forward P/E of 26.6 times against its historical average (5 year average) of 11.8 times
Auroville: An utopian search for a better world Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit
Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century
Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up
